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SPECIFICATION forming part `of Letters'ratnt No. 245,074, dated August 2, 1881. Appneationniea May 7,1381.` (No model.)

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB JOHNSON, of Newburyport, of the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new'and usefulImprovement in Railway Passenger Gars or Carriages; and I do hereby declare At-he same to be described in the following specification and represented in the accompanying drawings, of whicha Figure l is a top view, and Fig. 2 a sectional elevation, of part of a railway-car and two next contiguous seats thereof as provided with my invention. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the seat-frame, showing the auxiliary seats within theframes, and by dottedlines their positions when turned out thereof. Fig. etisa side view, Fig. 5 a horizontal section, and Fig. 6 a transverse section, of one of the seat-back radial arms audits connection-link, to be hereinafter explained. Fig. 7 isan elevation of the curtain-supporter andthe'main and auxiliaryseats. Fig. Sis aperspective View, and Fig. 9 a longitudinal section, of the said curtain-supporter. In carrying out'my invention I combine with two seats of a railwaylcar (preferably those next the water-closet thereof) certain appliances, as hereinafter explained, to enable me to produce a bed or lounge and an inclosure thereto, whereby an infirm person o r invalid or pas- Senger suddenly taken ill lcan repose or recline and be secluded from observation of other passengers. A special fixed apartment for such purpose in a railway-car 4being rarely used,-

generally cannot be otherwise utilized to advantage, Aand consequently it becomes very desirable to adapt in place of it Someready means bywhich two next adjacent seats and the contiguous space ordinarily used by four passengers may be made to assist, as occasion may require, in the formation of a structure to answer the purpose of the apartment generally termedthe saloon.7 l The natureof my invention is defined in the claims hereinafter made. By means of such invention the primary Seats can be used in the ordinary way for sitters,.or with the secondary or auxiliary seats, and other devices to be described may be utilized in producing a tempo- .rary saloon and a bed or lounge therein 'for an invalid ora person suddenly taken ill.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 3 of the drawings A A represent twonext adjacent seats on one side ofa railwaypassenger-car, part of which, in the immediate vicinity of such seats, being shown at B. In Fig. l a portion of a back ot' a third seat is shown at G, a part of the watercloset being shown at Din Figs. 1 and 2. The two main or primary seat-frames are denoted at E E', the arms of one of such frames being shown at a a in Figs. l and 2. Each of Said seats is provided with an auxiliary seat, F, hinged or adapted to the frame of its main seat, in manner to enable it (the said auxiliary seat) to be turned or placed withinthe said frame into the position indicated at F by dotted lines-fthat is, directly beneath the main seat-or from such position, to be turned or drawn out from beneath the main seats and arranged between the two main seats and in or 4about in a level with them, and against or nearly up to the side of the car, in manner as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, each auxiliary seat F having a length halfor about half or less than thatof its main or primary seat.

In general, I prefer to have each auxiliary seat sohinged or connected with its primary seat-frame that when turned out thereof it will be capable of being moved laterallya Short distance toward the side of the car for the auxiliary seat to rest and be supported on the shelf or ledge b usually found in cars. In case, however, there is no such shelf or ledge I pro- Videthe car'with one, for the support of the seats F. Besides Such means of sustaining the auxiliary seats I employ a leg, c, and its carrier d. (See Fig. 3.) The carrier is ashort piece of wood or metal, pivoted near one end of it to the under side of the front end of one oftheauxiliary seats, and having theleg hinged to it (the Said piece) at its middle, such being in order that when the auxiliary Seat is out of the main seat-frames and resting upon the usual shoulder g of the frame the back G may l be moved down from the normal position represented in dotted lilies at G into the lower and more inclined position, as indicated at G, the said back under such circumstances being usable as a head or shoulder rest or for support of a pillow for a person while reclining upon the main and auxiliary seats. On turning the back G up to the position G each of the arms H passes into the space between two rails or flanges, h It, projecting from the'link I, and by such flanges and a bolt, i, suitably applied to the link or arm, may be held from accidentally slipping backward relatively to the link.

From the above it will easily be seen how, by means of auxiliary seats adapted to operate with the main seats, substantially as described, and by the back Gr, combined with its seat-frame by means as explained, a lounge or bed may be easily improvised or formed of such auxiliary and main seats, or such and the back, and that when such lounge or bed may not be needed the auxiliary seat maybe moved 'into the main-seat frames and underneath the main seats, and the back be brought up to its normal inclined position, to admit of the main seats being used in the ordinary manner-viz., by persons or passengers sitting upon them.

Above the seats I arrange a curtain-supporter consisting of two main sections, K L, and a hanger, M, they being connected together by a ring, I, going through them at one end of each. Each of the said parts K L M- is hooked or bent at its outer end in manner as represented, and it maybe a single rod; but I prefer to make the longer section, K, of three rods, o, connected by short links m m, and provided with a coveringsleeve, a ln, in manner as shown in Fig. 9.

Each sleeve is a tube to slide upon the rods, and in order to hold such sleeve in place upon the rods when it is covering the joint thereof the tube may have with one of the two rods what is termed a bayonet-connection.

The shorter section, L, I make of two rods, o, linked together and provided with a covering-sleeve, a, to slide over and off the link. By so constructing the curtain-supporter its parts may be folded together, so as to enable it to bc placed within the lower portion of the frame E, the part of such frame which is beneath the seat being iliade as a box or receptacle to hold such supporter and the auxiliary seat F. The curtain-supporter so made is to hook upon or engage with suitable staples or devices applied to the car, the hanger M being hooked into a staple or eye projecting down from the roof of the car. The curtainsupporter thus made may be used to sustain a curtain to go around the main and auxiliary seats in order to shield from observation a person while on them.

I claim as my invention as follows, viz:

1. The combination ofthe Ina-in seat A and its supporting-frame E with the auxiliary seat F, adapted to the said frame, so as to be supported thereby and be capable of being turned into it beneath the main seat or out of such frame into or about into level with such main seat, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the two next contignous main seats A A and their supportingframes E E with the two auxiliary seats F F, connected with and adapted to the said frame, so as to be capable of being moved into such and underneath their seats or out of such frames and into or about into level with and between the said seats and close together, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the main seat A and its supporting-frame E, and the ledge or shelf b or bearing at the side of the car, the auxiliary seat F, adapted to the frame, so as to be capable ot' being turuedinto and out of such frame, and moved laterally on and oi the ledge or bearing, all substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the connection-links I, substantially as described, with the seatsupporting frame E, and `the back Gr, and its radial arms H, such arms being adapted to the links and the latter to the frame, essentially in manner as explained.

5. The combination of the leg c and its carrier d, connected with each other and one of the auxiliary seats, in manner described, with the main and auxiliary seats A A F F, combined and to operate with the seat-frames E E', essentially as set forth.

6. The curtain-supporter consisting of the two main sections K L and the hanger M, provided with hooks, and connected substantially as set forth.

7. In the curtain supporter, the hooked hanger M, in combination with the two sections K L, as composed, not only of two or more rods linked together, but 0f a coveringsleeve to each connection or joint, as described, such sleeve being to slide on the rods and on and olf their connection or joint link, as set forth.

JACOB JOHNSON.

'Witnesses R. II. EDDY, E. B. PRATT.

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